City of Norton Shores v. Carr

Defendants-appellants own a parcel of land located in Norton Shores, on which they engage in various businesses, including a junkyard and a landscaping operation. On July 24, 1972, plaintiffs filed a complaint charging the defendants with violation of a city junkyard ordinance, a zoning ordinance, and an abandoned-vehicle ordinance, and with maintaining a public and private nuisance. Defendants, in turn, contend that the ordinances are unconstitutional as applied to them since their business operations constitute a nonconforming use in existence at the time the property was zoned.

At the date…